Collocations for "adjust"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "adjust" in context.
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adjust
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- adjust your [computer, internet, default] settings
- adjust the [volume, sound, brightness, resolution]
- adjust the [height, angle, position]
- adjust (it) to fit
- adjust the [strap, buckle]
- find it [difficult, easy] to adjust
- it [is, can be, will be] difficult to adjust
- adjust to a [new life, culture, school]
- has adjusted well
- adjust to life in a new [country, state, school]
- adjust the figures to show [profit, the changes, a decrease]
- figures have been adjusted for [inflation, cost of living, income]
'adjust' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
alignment
- balance
- bar
- bellow
- binding
- book
- choke
- clamp
- column
- contrast
- definition
- drip
- exposure
- fax
- frequency
- graphic
- head
- header
- height
- helmet
- hue
- intake
- knob
- length
- lens
- letterhead
- margin
- mounting
- necklace
- nozzle
- overlay
- padding
- position
- preference
- printer
- radio
- ratio
- refrigerator
- roof
- saddle
- scale
- scan
- schedule
- screen
- sensitivity
- setting
- size
- sleep
- static
- stool